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MUMBAI: Optimistic about the revival of economy after Lok Sabha elections, foreign and domestic private equity players are now returning to Indian real estate sector, but with caution and will focus on top six-seven cities, say industry experts.

MUMBAI: The past decade has seen the Indian real estate industry ride on a roller coaster ride through many highs and lows. This period has seen the expansion fury which gripped the sector with the market peaking in 2006 -2007 characterized by a growth in demand, substantial development and increased foreign investments. By mid-2008, this fervour was replaced by cautious evaluation of business models and plans, which was the key agenda of the business houses when the market loomed large with unc

MUMBAI: Funding, or rather the lack of it, has been one of the key concerns of the real estate developers throughout 2013. However, if we look at some of the key policy decisions that have been taken in the year, it seems 2014 is all set to get big ticket funding. The money is poised to be invested in the sector and if not as private equity, the biggies will put in money through Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The reports suggest that private equity funds such as Kotak Realty Fund, Tata Rea

DELHI: Investments in the real estate sector grew by 53% in the first three quarters of calendar 2013 with an infusion of $1,885 million against $1,235 million during the same period in the previous year.

MUMBAI: The demographic dynamics in India is changing fast, leading to a growing demand for real estate, which continues to be higher than supply. An estimated 843 million people will live in Indian cities by 2050, about the same as the combined population of the US, Brazil, Russia, Japan and Germany.

MUMBAI: A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a fresh investment mechanism being planned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). A REIT manages and owns income-generating developed property and is intended to offer common units to the public as an option for investment. These units represent ownership in the business of managing income-producing properties. REITs will make available away to real estate developers to commercialise developed property, providing an exit path. It wi

MUMBAI: Nowadays coffee conversations with friends have changed. Being in the personal finance industry, friends always tend to ask – Suggest a good place to invest? Should I invest in Real Estate now? How does Real Estate look? Or, “Did you hear, she sold that flat recently? She had bought it for Rs 80 lakh and now sold it for Rs 2 crore! What an investment that was?

MUMBAI: The real estate sector in the country would need an investment of $ 257 billion by 2015, including Economic Weaker Section (EWS) housing, of which residential real estate alone would require $ 29 billion, according to an EY-FICCI real estate report released today.

MUMBAI: Recently, the Securities and Exch-ange Board of India's Chairman, UK Sinha said that if Reits have to succeed, they will have to be tax-efficient. He further said he will ask tax-authorities to consider tax incentives for real estate investment trusts. "We'll talk to the I-T department to make it happen," he added.

MUMBAI: The third attempt by market regulator SEBI to revive the much anticipated Real Estate Investment Trust platform has hit a roadblock yet again. And this time it is the upcoming elections that have played spoilsport.

MUMBAI: The capital markets regulator has notified the draft regulations for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), a long-standing demand of the realty sector. This marks a key step in bringing greater transparency and professionalism in the industry.

MUMBAI: Soon, real estate investors would have another investment vehicle to ride — real estate investment trusts (Reits). Though the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had initially contemplated permission to launch the product in 2008, it finally brought out a consultative paper on the subject for public feedback on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The Real Estate Regulatory Bill 2013, which the Union Cabinet approved after a long hiatus in June 2013, was touted to be a game-changer for property buyers as well as the industry as a whole. The aim of the bill clearly was to provide buyers with a level playing field in an industry that is perceived as chronically non-transparent.

MUMBAI: With investor sentiment waning and the rupee plunging to new lows everyday, there is an urgent need for implementing the real estate investment trusts (REITs) to ensure more liquidity in the sector, say experts.